One of the great things about junipers—along with the fact they’re usually ignored by deer—is how self-sufficient they are. Junipers practically set the gold standard for “plant ‘em and forget ‘em” ...

Junipers are not as forgiving as some plants when it comes to pruning. If done wrong, one will end up with an ugly skeleton of a shrub with bald spots and bare branches. On the bright side, junipers ...

We've all seen those scraggly, lopsided, or overgrown evergreens looking like a hot mess in the landscape. Once an evergreen reaches that point, it can be a real challenge to correct the problem. But ...

Is there a time of year that is best for trimming/cutting back mature evergreens? I have mature mint juleps shrubs and Spartans (junipers). I have some branches — they're big, long ones — on the ...

One task that home gardeners can spend a lot of time on is pruning their shrubs. There are four reasons that you might engage in this task: to affect flower or fruit production; to direct the growth ...

Winter is a peaceful, purposeful time in the garden. Trees, shrubs and perennials while away the cold, gray days, waiting for spring to wake them once again. This sleepy state is one of the most ...

Fruit trees should be pruned two times per year. Summer pruning (June until mid-August) should never exceed removal of more than about a tenth of the canopy. The object is to remove shoots crowding ...

I don't know why anyone plants Pfitzer junipers (Juniperus pfitzeriana). It's one of those shrubs that you plant from a 1-gallon pot, go into the house for lunch and by the time you walk back out the ...

Anyone can prune, but not everyone prunes correctly. In order to prune correctly, you need to understand how plants respond to pruning. When a pruning cut is made on a stem or limb, new growth will ...